With only one year left in college, I thought I had hiked all around western North Carolina. But there was one view I hadn’t seen: the aptly named Paradise Falls. Located in the Nantahala National Forest, Paradise Falls is a natural wonder. Three tiers tall, this waterfall is tucked into a tight chasm of massive […]
Flying through the finish line
May 31, 2014 by
Republished. Originally published on May 31, 2014. Western Carolina University’s men’s and women’s track and field teams have done it again. Starting off the year on the right foot, the Cats swept the Southern Conference Indoor Championships in early March for the third time in school history. Edging out none other than Appalachian State on […]
Mixed results for Catamount baseball
May 31, 2014 by
High expectations sprung long before winter left Cullowhee, as preseason polls had the Catamount baseball team ranked 31st nationally. The Cats dazzled right out of the gate, traveling to Starkville to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs, ranked second in the country. The Cats pulled out a Valentine’s Day heartbreaker by the final score of 3-2, […]
Congratulations to the new WCU graduates!
May 10, 2014 by
Western Carolina University had its commencement ceremony on Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, recognizing the academic achievements of about 1300 WCU graduates, as the University said a record-breaking spring class. WCU Office of Communication and Public Relations reported that: After all the scores from final exams are tallied and academic records are finalized, WCU’s spring […]
Sexual assaults at WCU
May 6, 2014 by
In 2013, I co-wrote a story for the WCJ on campus safety. While most students interviewed for that story said they feel safe at WCU, one thing we noted was that according to the most recent annual safety report, between 2010 and 2012, there have been 12 ‘forcible sex violations’ on campus. According to documents […]
A tradition louder than an echo
May 3, 2014 by
Tradition is something that comes with time. And over the past six years, Western Carolina University has found its own tradition that’s gaining national attention. It started with a reinvention of Orson Wells’ infamous War of the Worlds radio broadcast in 1938. The most recent radio show, as they have been dubbed, featured the historic […]
